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Tel. 985-2131

The Honourable K.
Rafe Mair, Minister of
Health, reminds
parents that children
entering school for the
first time should be
fully immunized before
classes start.

“Ideally, children should
receive their first
imunizations when they are
two months old,” said the
Minister. “It is important for
the protection of the
children themselves and the
community they live in.

“However, I am con-
cerned that some children
enter school without being
immunized,” Mair con-
tinued. ‘“‘The fall is
traditionally marked by a
rise in communicable
diseases which are trans-
mitted within schools. No
child should have to face the

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an

Remember immunization shots

risk of remaining un-
protected, and I hope that
parents will ensure their
children are fully immunized
before school starts.”

The Minister said parents
who are unsure about the
immunization status of their
children should check with
their local community health
centre, which maintain
records of persons im-
munized by public health
nurses.

Free immunization againt
polio, diptheria, whooping
cough, tetanus, measles and
rubella is provided to
children by community

health centres and
physicians in private
practice.

Children who are already
immunized receive rein-
forcing shots at school entry
and again when they leave
school. .

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